| Joseph Winterbotham | |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Ohio, US |
| Occupation: | Businessman and art patron |
| Spouse: | Genevieve Baldwin |
| Children: | 4, including Rue Winterbotham Carpenter |
| Relatives: | John Alden Carpenter (son-in-law) |
Joseph Humphrey Winterbotham (1852-1925), was a Chicago manufacturer, bank director and Chicago Art Institute benefactor.[1]
Joseph Humphrey Winterbotham was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1852.[2]
Winterbotham "organized no fewer than eleven corporations, including cooperage manufacture, moving and transfer, and mortgage financing".[2]
He married Genevieve Baldwin (1853-1906) of New Haven, Connecticut, and they had four children, including Rue Winterbotham Carpenter.[2]
Their sons John and Joseph, Jr. were educated at Yale University, and their daughters, Rue and Genevieve, travelled to Europe.[2]